During September and early October, 2026, our OLLI study group toured Forest Park Nature Center and Singing Woods/ Tawny Oaks. Here are some of the insects we encountered (along with a taxonomic list of the species). I thought you might enjoy seeing some of the photos of the isects we observed.

Spilosoma virginica

Stigmella species leaf miner

Stigmella sp leaf miner

Pachypsylla celtidismamma

Eremnophila aureonotata

Oncopeltus fasciatus

Wasp – Debra photo

Schinia trifascia – Debra photo

Heteropacha rileyana – Debra photo

Euderces pini – Debra photo

Andricus sp

Apis mellifera

Bombus impatiens

Coleophora sp

Eristalis dimidiata

Eurema lisa

Andricus sp photo by Patricia

Eristalis dimidiata photo by Patricia

Trachelipus rathkii – photo by Debra

Tenodera sinensis – photo by Debra

Languria angustata – photo by Debra

Helophilus fasciatus – photo by Debra

Another Fungus – photo by Debra

Fungus – photo by Debra

Euschistus tristigmus – photo by Debra

Empoasca fabae – photo by Debra

Camponotus pennsylvanicus – photo by Debra

Anguispira alternata – photo by Debra

Acalymma vittatum – photo by Debra

Torymidae

Phymata fasciata

Phymata fasciata on plant

Phymata fasciata lateral

Mormidea lugens

Hyaliodes harti

Aphis fabae

Apis mellifera

Bombus impatiens

Euphoria sepulcralis

Haematopis grataria

Apips mellifera – photo by Debra

Bombus imaptiens – photo by Debra

Chalcidoidea – photo by Debra

Euphoria sepulcralis – photo by Debra

Hylaeus – photo by Debra

Lucilla – photo by Debra

Noctuidae – photo by Debra

Pterophoridae – photo by Debra

Tachinidae – photo by Debra

Here is an overview of the species we encountered. Since we are dealing with photos, there may be some changes to the identifications based on feedback from iNaturalist and other sources oer time.

Order Coleoptera

  • Family Cerambycidae
    • Euderces pini
  • Family Chrysomelidae
    • Acalymma vittatum (striped cucumber beetle)
  • Family Erotylidae
    • Languria angustata (eastern black-headed lizard beetle)
  • Family Scarabaeidae
    • Euphoria sepulcralis (dark flower scarab)

Order Diptera

  • Family Calliphoridae
    • Lucilia sp. (green bottle fly)
  • Family Syrphidae
    • Eristalis dimidiata (black-shouldered drone fly)
    • Helophilus fasciatus (narrow-headed marsh fly)
  • Family Tachinidae

Order Hemiptera (true bugs)

  • Family Aphididae
    • Aphis fabae (black bean aphid)
  • Family Carsidaridae
    • Pachypsylla celtidismamma (hackberry psyllid)
  • Family Cicadellidae
    • Empoasca fabae (potato leafhopper)
  • Family Lygaeidae
    • Oncopeltus fasciatus (large milkweed bug)
  • Family Miridae
    • Hyaliodes harti
  • Family Pentatomidae
    • Euschistus tristigmus (dusky stink bug)
    • Mormidea lugens
  • Family Reduviidae
    • Phymata fasciata (ambush bug)

Order Hymenoptera (ants, bees, and wasps)

  • Family Apidae
    • Apis mellifera (Western Honey Bee)
    • Bombus impatiens (common eastern bumblebee)
  • Family Braconidae (maybe)
  • Super-family Chalcidoidea
  • Family Colletidae
    • Hylaeus sp. (masked bee)
  • Family Cynipidae
    • Andricus sp.
  • Family Formicidae
    • Camponotus pennsylvanicus (black carpenter ant)
  • Family Sphecidae
    • Eremnophila aureonotata (gold-marked thread-waisted wasp)
  • Family Torymidae

Order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)

  • Family Coleophoridae
    • Coleophora sp.
  • Family Erebidae
    • Spilosoma virginica (yellow wooly bear)
  • Family Geometridae
    • Haematopis grataria (chickweed geometer)
  • Family Lasiocampidae
    • Heteropacha rileyana (Riley’s lappet moth)
  • Family Nepticulidae
    • Stigmella sp. (leaf miner)
  • Family Noctuidae
    • Schinia trifascia (three-lined flower moth)
  • Family Nymphalidae
    • Danaus plexippus (monarch)
  •  Family Pieridae
    • Eurema lisa (little sulphur)
  • Family Pterophoridae

Order Mantodea

  • Family Mantidae
    • Tenodera sinensis (Chinese mantis)